WC GeoTrail - Econfina Creek Traditional Geocache

The Washington County Heritage GeoTrail is a game created by the Washington County TDC. Players must find 15 caches in four quadrants. You must complete all caches in the NW Quadrant and four caches in each of the remaining quadrants: NE, SE, and SW. People to complete these requirements will receive a trackable. For a listing of other caches and further information go to www.visitwashingtoncountyfl.com/geocaching.

Over one thousand years ago, Creek, Cherokee, and Seminole Indians drew water from the icy clear spring...they called it "Econfina" or "Natural Bridge" for a natural limestone arch, which crossed the sparkling creek at the mouth of the spring. Hundreds of years later, General Andrew Jackson and his Army crossed Econfina in Northwest Florida en route to Pensacola. One of his surveyors, William Gainer, decided to stay. He built his home on the banks and from that point forward the springs were known as Gainer Springs.